Law School Toolbox Team

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and the limits it imposes on police actions based on tips from anonymous informants.

In this episode we discuss:

• A review of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
• Determining when probable cause arises for an arrest, search, or seizure
• How is a “totality of the circumstances” analysis performed?
• Going through two hypos, from the February 2004 and July 2021 California bar exams
• How to structure an answer to an essay question involving anonymous informant tips

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 325: Listen and Learn — The Fourth Amendment: Informer Tips

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re discussing a topic from Criminal Law and Procedure. Join us as we look at the exclusionary rule and Miranda warnings, grounded in the Fourth Amendment.

In this episode we discuss:

• A brief review of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments
• The exclusionary rule and its related exceptions
• Statements made after a suspect has been given Miranda warnings
• Going through a hypo from the February 2018 California bar exam

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 323: Listen and Learn — The Exclusionary Rule (Criminal Law and Procedure)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re focusing more on Joinder, or who can and who must be party to a civil lawsuit. In particular, we look at intervention, impleader (or third-party action), and class actions. We previously covered permissive and required joinder in Bar Exam Toolbox podcast episode 145.

In this episode we discuss:

• The five types of joinder
• Intervention as a right and permissive intervention
• When impleader (or third-party action) comes up
• What is a class action?
• Examples illustrating the different types of joinder we cover in the episode

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 321: Listen and Learn — Intervention, Impleader, and Class Action Lawsuits (Civ Pro)